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WT/TPR/S/310/REV.1 |
S-Box-III.2 |
Japan |
2015 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Box 3.2 Key agencies responsible for SPS measures
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Department of Food Safety, Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
Responsible for administration of food safety including specifications and standards for food, food additives, pesticide residues, animal drug residues, genetically modified foods and food containers, inspection and safety measures for food.
Ministry of the Environment
Responsible for managing risks to the environment from imports, including from invasive alien species.
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Genetic
Environment
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/310/REV.1 |
S-III§43 |
Japan |
2015 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
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Compliance with the JAS (Japanese Agricultural Standards) is not necessary for imports into Japan except organic plants and organic processed foods of plant origin. The JAS Law allows third-party organizations to certify operators (e.g. manufacturers) to affix JAS marks. The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as well as Registered Certifying Bodies (RCBs) and Registered Overseas Certifying Bodies (ROCBs) are responsible for monitoring and managing JAS marks. Foreign producers or manufacturers that are certified by RCBs and ROCBs may conduct their own grading and affix the JAS marks to their products. At present, there are 28 ROCBs, 18 for organic products, and 10 for forestry products. Under the JAS Law, foreign enterprises certifying operators that produce, process, and/or distribute agricultural or forestry products in conformity with the JAS may be accredited as ROCBs.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/310/REV.1 |
S-III§56 |
Japan |
2015 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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(...) All organic plants and organic processed foods to be sold in Japan must comply with the JAS organic standards and carry the JAS (Japanese Agricultural Standards) organic mark. [33]
[33] To label food as "organic", certification that the food meets certain JAS requirements is needed from a registered certifying body or a registered overseas certifying body. Only certified food is allowed to be distributed with a JAS organic mark.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/310/REV.1 |
S-III§56 |
Japan |
2015 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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Food labelling in Japan continues to be governed by the JAS (Japanese Agricultural Standards) Law and the Food Sanitation Act. Under the provisions of the JAS law, mandatory labelling standards for food are currently in force. These include: cross-category quality labelling standards for processed foods, fresh foods, and genetically modified foods , and individual quality labelling standards. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/310/REV.1 |
S-III§58 |
Japan |
2015 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
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Under both the Food Sanitation Act and the JAS Law, genetically modified (GM) foods must be labelled as such. Presently, the list of GM products that need to be labelled comprises eight crops (soybeans, corn, rapeseed, potatoes, cottonseed, alfalfa, papaya, and sugar beet) and 33 kinds of designated processed food, mainly made of soybeans or corn; it also includes the newly added papaya and processed foods containing papaya as a main ingredient. The MHLW (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) does not permit imports of GM foods that do not meet its safety requirements.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/310/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.7 |
Japan |
2015 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Table 3.7 Principal legislation affecting exports
Legislation: Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
First passed: 1992
Last amended: 2005
Purpose: Provides legal basis for the Minister of the Environment to draft guidelines on conservation of endangered species, the requirement to have approval for international trade, and other measures for their protection.
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Conservation
Endangered
Environment
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/310/REV.1 |
S-III§79 |
Japan |
2015 |
Measures |
Export licences, Not specified |
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Japan maintains export controls for security, conservation, and humanitarian reasons, including international commitments such as CITES and Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) as well as Japan's participation in non-binding arrangements (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/310/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.17 |
Japan |
2015 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Table 3.17 Exemptions under the Anti-Monopoly Act and individual laws
Relevant ministries and agencies: Ministry of Health, Labour, Welfare
Legislation: Act on Coordination and Improvement of Environmental Health Industry
System: Cartels to prevent excessive competition
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/310/REV.1 |
S-IV§30 |
Japan |
2015 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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Starting in 2011, a new scheme, Direct Payment for Environmentally Friendly Farming, was implemented which replaced an earlier scheme of the same name which had operated since 2007. The new scheme extended the objectives and requirements for qualifying for the payments to address global warming and biodiversity. In FY2013, a total area of 51,114 ha received an average payment of ¥60,295 per ha. In FY2012, 216,000 farmers were certified as eco-farmers and qualified for Direct Payments for Environmentally Friendly Farming.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/310/REV.1 |
S-IV§31 |
Japan |
2015 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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In FY2000, a direct payment programme for farmers in hilly and mountainous areas was introduced to encourage farmers to continue production, and address environmental concerns relating to abandonment such as flooding, erosion, and stability of hillsides. Payment rates depend on the slope of the land and the type of production from ¥21,000 per 0.1 ha for paddy fields in high inclination areas to ¥1,500 per 0.1 ha for pasture. In FY2008, the scheme covered 665,000 ha and 641,751 participants.
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